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Abstract

A rectangular planar plastic member unfolds by a piano hinge along one of its edge sides from a trapezoidal planar plastic member in order to form a coplanar flat top surface suitable for ironing. The bottom side of the rectangular planar member presents two elongate bores. The bores are preferably spaced parallel to each other and to the flat top surface, and are also aligned transversely to that edge side of the rectangular planar member which is opposite the piano hinge. The bores have open ends that are directionally disposed toward the piano hinge. Two generally 'U'-shaped elongate tubular brace members both slide and rotate within the bores. The brace members rotate from storage positions folded against the bottom side of the rectangular planar member to deployed positions where the plane of each 'U' is perpendicular to the planar member. A leg of each brace member retained within a corresponding bore is then slid relatively more deeply within its bore, causing the other leg of each brace member to extend beyond the edge side of the rectangular planar member. The ironing board is temporarily removably mounted to the planar level lip of an independent structure such as a table by placing the underside of the rectangular planar member on the top surface of the lip while the two brace members brace against the bottom surface of the lip.

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